2 Corinthians
Treated in 626 passages across the library.
Paul's most personal letter, written to Corinth after a painful visit and a severe letter. He defends his ministry against false apostles, and speaks of comfort in affliction, treasure in earthen vessels, and the ministry of reconciliation. He writes of his thorn in the flesh and the Lord's answer, "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
Chapters
The verses these writers stop at
- 12:9 But he answered me, "My grace is enough for you, for power comes to its fullness in weakness." So I will be all the happier to boast of my weaknesses, for then the power of Christ may spread its tent over me. 64
- 5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of a new creation. The old things have gone, and look, new things have come into being. 48
- 5:21 Christ had never known sin, yet for our sake God made him to be sin, so that, united with him, we might become God's righteousness. 42
- 4:7 But we hold this treasure in pots made of clay, so that the power, great beyond measure, may be God's and may not come from us. 39
- 3:18 But all of us, our faces uncovered, look upon the Lord's glory as in a mirror, and we are being changed into the same image we see, from glory to ever greater glory. That is how the Lord, who is the Spirit, works. 33
- 4:17 Our troubles are light and last only a moment, and they are bringing about for us an eternal glory, weighty beyond all measure. 23
- 7:1 Dear friends, since these promises are ours, let us wash ourselves clean of every stain on body and spirit, and carry our holiness through to its goal as we live in the fear of God. 23
- 6:17 So "come out from among them and keep yourselves apart," says the Lord, "and do not touch what is unclean; then I will take you in." 20
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Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Prefatory Address to King Francis cites 2 Cor. 11:14
…did not know it to be one of Satan’s wiles to transform himself “into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). The Egyptians, in whose neighbourhood Jeremiah was buried, anciently sacrificed and…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Brief Memoir of Thomas Watson cites 2 Corinthians 7:1
…love to enemies and persecutors. The second, preached in the afternoon, is on 2 Corinthians 7:1. ‘Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Scriptural Christianity cites 2 Cor. 4:2
…of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2 Cor. 4:2)? Are we dead to the world, and the things of the world, “laying up all our treasure in…
- Communion with God ·
That the saints have communion with God cites 2 Cor. iii. 15
…was upon them, that they had not ἐλευθερίαν, freedom and liberty in their access to God, 2 Cor. iii. 15, 16, etc. But now in Christ we have boldness and access with confidence to God, Eph. iii.…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Preface cites 2 Corinthians 4:7
…that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The purpose of Christian biography is not to polish the vessel until it looks…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites 2 Cor. 11:2
…expectation, and his hope.” He likewise expresses an affection of godly jealousy, 2 Cor. 11:2, 3. And it appears by his whole history, after his conversion, in the Acts, and also by…
The books that return to it most
- Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 40 passages
- A Body of Divinity Thomas Watson 24 passages
- Sermons on Several Occasions John Wesley 20 passages
- Communion with God John Owen 18 passages
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee Ochorus Originals 16 passages
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections Jonathan Edwards 13 passages